CDU on other topics

The CDU wants Berlin to bid for the Olympic and Paralympic Games and supports a Berlin-Brandenburg bid for EXPO 2035. It sees these as drivers for urban development, infrastructure and the economy.

The CDU wants to bring the Olympic Games to Berlin. A world fair should also come in 2035. It is called EXPO. The big World Pride festival should come too. This should help the city and its businesses.

A binding culture and sports event strategy is to support major international events. The CDU sees the Olympics as a sustainable project boosting housing, infrastructure and sports. It also backs bids for a World Pride and an InterPride General Meeting & World Conference, citing benefits for hotels, restaurants and retail.

The CDU wants to expand the program for renovating sports facilities and secure its funding long term, citing a large investment backlog. Facilities are to be upgraded for energy efficiency and year-round use, and funding for elite sports aligned with the federal standard.

Many sports fields and gyms are run down. The CDU wants to fix them. There should be lasting money for this. The facilities should use less energy. Children should be able to train in winter too.

For district-run facilities alone, the program cites renovation needs of over 400 million euros over four years. A reliable renovation strategy, better data and faster permits are meant to give districts and clubs planning security. Nonprofit clubs should be able to earn income from renewable energy without losing their nonprofit status. Berlin should benefit more from federal and EU funding, and lighting, surfaces and mobile halls should allow winter training. Plans also include a feasibility study for a floating soccer field in Rummelsburger Bucht and accessible facilities at the Cantian Stadium.

The CDU wants to critically review the management and structure of the Berliner Bäder-Betriebe (Berlin's public pool operator) so that pools open reliably and have enough capacity. Existing pools are to be renovated for energy efficiency and new pools built.

Swimming pools should be open reliably. The CDU wants to check the Berlin pool company closely. This company runs the public pools. Old pools should be renovated. New pools should be built where many people want to swim.

The goal is reliable opening hours, modern equipment and enough capacity. Problems are to be fixed quickly and operations made more efficient. New pools should go where demand is high, for example using standardized pool buildings. School and club sports are a focus of pool policy.

The CDU wants to spot and support athletic talent earlier and turn Berlin into Europe's leading sports city. Young athletes should be able to combine competitive sports and school.

The CDU wants to find sports talent early and support it. Young athletes should be able to combine sports and school. Berlin should become the best sports city in Europe.

Schools, clubs and training centers are to cooperate more closely, and young athletes are to get flexible school arrangements. Decentralized youth programs should keep travel distances short. The Eliteschulen des Sports (elite sports schools) are to get modern facilities and good training conditions. The CDU supports modernizing the elite training centers at Olympiapark and Sportforum Hohenschönhausen, including the Olympic training base there.

The CDU wants to give more recognition to volunteers in sports clubs, cut red tape and simplify funding procedures. Clubs are to be supported in going digital and using artificial intelligence.

Many people volunteer in sports clubs. The CDU wants to honor this more. There should be less paperwork. Clubs should get help with going digital.

Paid contact persons, clear responsibilities, advice and simple funding programs are meant to relieve clubs, along with better training offers. Accessibility is to be considered in every renovation and new construction of sports facilities. Digital booking and access systems should allow more flexible use of sports spaces. Existing jetties for water sports clubs are to be preserved, and dangerous boats and wrecks are to be removed from waterways promptly.

The CDU wants to strengthen professional sports as a flagship for Berlin and support major clubs' construction projects. Cost-effectiveness, sustainability and residents' interests are to be taken into account.

The CDU wants to support pro sports clubs in Berlin. It wants to help with new stadiums. Costs and the environment should count too.

The program names Hertha BSC's new stadium, a new arena for ALBA Berlin and the expansion of 1. FC Union's stadium. The master plan for Sportforum Hohenschönhausen is to be adjusted so its stadium can meet 3rd division standards without new construction. Partnerships between pro clubs, schools and social institutions as well as fan projects are to be supported.

The CDU wants to strengthen esports in Berlin and position the city as an esports capital. A state-backed academy is to help set up clubs and an amateur league.

Esports means competitive video gaming. The CDU wants to support esports in Berlin. An esports academy should help clubs. Berlin should host big esports events.

Grassroots esports is to be brought under the sports administration, and state funding programs are to be created based on its nonprofit status. The academy is to offer coaching licenses and training. The E-Sports Team Berlin is to be secured for the long term. Berlin is to bid for major esports events and allow equal access to public venues.

The CDU commits to the existing model of cooperation between church and state. In its view, religions should have a strong public voice, and interfaith dialogue should be promoted.

In Germany, state and church are separate. But they work together. The CDU wants to keep it that way. Religions should be heard in public life.

The freedom of churches and religious communities to engage in society is to remain untouched. The CDU wants regular dialogue with religious communities. Cultural projects for interfaith dialogue are to receive targeted funding. For the CDU, fighting antisemitism is a top priority to ensure the safety of Jewish life.